Sunday, 11 May 2008

New Music: Usher


Download: The Best Thing

Earlier I posted a snippet of The Best Thing, a Jermaine Dupri-produced cut from Usher's upcoming album Here I Stand. Now we have the full version, which doesn't feature Jay-Z as it was rumoured to. Weird thing is...a while back, Jermaine Dupri posted a video of himself, Usher and Jay in the studio working on this track. Maybe this isn't the final version... Anyway, The Best Thing is extremely reminiscent of Usher's 2004 monster album Confessions, which was primarily produced by Jermaine. It's something to keep the die-hard Usher fans satisfied, but it won't really "wow" new listeners. An album filler at best. Maybe my opinion will change if / when a version featuring Jay-Z leaks....we'll see.

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